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Quality of Experience requirements

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Created by Lori Krell_ret, last modified by Magdalena.Markova on Oct 13, 2016

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Before you deploy a Packet Analysis Sensor to a device to monitor QoE, review the following minimum system requirements.

You will need administrative privileges for each node or switch.

Sensors cannot be installed on 32-bit computers and do not support communication over https.

Network Packet Analysis Sensors (NPAS)

hardware/software

requirements

OS

Windows 7 or later, 64-bit

Windows Server 2008 or later, 64-bit

CPU Cores

2 CPU Cores + 1 CPU Core per 100 Mbps

Hard drive space

500 MB

RAM

1 GB + 1 GB per 100 Mbps

(2 GB + 1 GB per 100 Mbps recommended)

Network

1Gbps maximum throughput

Port monitoring

For a physical monitored switch:

SPAN

Mirror port

In-line tap

For a virtual monitored switch:

Promiscuous port groups

vTap

Port monitoring requires at least one extra network interface to collect data from the managed network interface, a server to monitor the copied traffic, and a network cable to connect the mirrored port to the physical server.

View your vendor documentation for instructions about how to set up port mirroring. You can create port mirrors for both physical switches and virtual switches.